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Prashanth Neel’s Biography

Prashanth Neel is a Kannada film director and screenwriter. In the critically acclaimed and commercially successful 2014 film Ugramm he made his acting debut. Ugramm was a sensational critical and commercial success running for more than a hundred days in theatres and Prashanth won the SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director that year. In addition he was nominated for Best Director at the Filmfare Awards (South) and SIIMA Awards for his work on the film.

Prashanth Neel directed the two-part film series K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018) and K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022) with the latter becoming Kannada's highest-grossing film. Prashanth Neel won the SIIMA and Zee Kannada Hemmeya awards for his noteworthy directing work on the KGF and Ugramm movies. In the film KGF which stands for Kolar Gold Fields Yash played Rocky an orphan who becomes a don. 

The sequel KGF: Chapter 2 hit theatres on July 16 2021. K.G.F: Chapter 2 is the most expensive Kannada film ever made with a budget of 100 crores. K.G.F: Chapter 2 is the third highest-grossing Indian film worldwide the second highest-grossing film in India and the highest-grossing Indian film of 2022 with global earnings of 1 200-1 250 crore. A sequel is in the works.

Prashanth Neel’s Age

Prashanth Neel's age is 42 years old as of 2022. Prashanth Neel's full name is Prashanth Neelakantapuram. Prashanth Neel was born on 4 June 1980. Prashanth Neel’s zodiac sign is Gemini. Prashanth Neel is from Neelakantapuram village near Madakasira Andhra Pradesh India.

Prashanth Neel’s Education

Prashanth Neel did his schooling at Baldwin Boys School Bangalore. Prashanth Neel's college name is Seshadripuram College. Prashanth  Neel also completed a filmmaking course.

Prashanth Neel’s Family

Prashanth Neel’s father’s name is Subhash Neelakantapuram. Prashanth Neel’s mother’s name is Bharati Subhash. Prashanth Neel's sister's name is Rekha Neelakantapuram. Prashanth Neel’s brother is Pradeep Neelakantapuram.

Prashanth Neelakantapuram was born in Karnataka to a Telugu family. Prashanth Neel was born to Subhash and Bharathi. In 2010 Neel married Likhitha. The couple has a son and a daughter. Prashanth Neel’s son’s name is Rayansh Neel and his daughter’s name is Sarayu Neel.

Neel's sister married Kannada actor Sriimurali who later appeared in Neel's directorial debut Ugramm. Neel is also related to former Andhra Pradesh state minister Raghu Veera Reddy and Telugu film actor Aadarsh Balakrishna.

Prashanth Neel’s Wife

Prashanth Neel and Likhitha

Prashanth Neel is married to Likhitha Reddy. Likitha is Prashanth Neel's wife. According to sources the couple married in 2010 and have been together ever since. The couple has two children: a son and a daughter. Rayansh Neel is Prashanth Neel's son and Sarayu Neel is his daughter.

Prashanth Neel’s Career

Neel finished a filmmaking class. After completing the course he chose to cast his brother-in-law actor Srimurali in the screenplay Aa Hudugi Neene which he had written at the time. After the latter expressed his concerns about his lack of experience Neel changed his mind and began paying close attention to Srimurali's demeanour. As a result he developed the concept for the action film Ugramm. The film was a huge commercial success becoming one of the highest-grossing Kannada films of 2014.

In his next film KGF which stands for Kolar Gold Fields Yash played Rocky an orphan who becomes a don. The sequel KGF: Chapter 2 was supposed to be released in theatres on July 16 2021 but it was pushed back due to the second wave of the COVID pandemic in India. K.G.F: Chapter 2 was released theatrically in India on 14 April 2022 in Kannada with dubbed versions in Hindi Telugu Tamil and Malayalam. K.G.F: Chapter 2 became Kannada's highest-grossing film. With global earnings of 1 200-1 250 crore K.G.F: Chapter 2 is the world's third highest-grossing Indian film the second highest-grossing film in India and the highest-grossing Indian film of 2022. A sequel is in the works.

Prashanth Neel’s Movies

Ugramm

Agastya witnesses a girl being raped in front of the villagers during his visit to Mughor. To stop this he fights the thugs but he becomes a target of the local mafia.

K.G.F: Chapter 1

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The film was made in 1951. Two incidents occur here: the hero's birth and the discovery of gold in the Kolar Gold Fields (K.G.F). The hero is raised in poverty. He moves to Mumbai when he is very young to become a mafia don. His mother wished for her son to be wealthy and powerful. He returns home after spending some time in Mumbai. Will he be able to rise to the position of Don? Will he free his people from centuries of slavery? The film revolves around this plot.

K.G.F: Chapter 2

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In an interview Prashant Neel stated that the film was completely inspired by the epic Mahabharata. The Kolar Gold Fields gangster family is based on the Kuru family with the old freaking Suryavardhan resembling Dhritrasthra/Bhishma. Rocky's character is based entirely on Karna (the protagonist of the Mahabharata) who enters the family feud and emerges as the hero in the midst of it. Karna like the Mahabharata changes the fortunes of the Kuru family. Rocky travels to the gold fields where he alters the fate of the entire gangster family and its leaders. Rocky rises from the streets to become the world's most powerful person. He is a charming and attractive hero.

Prashanth Neel’s Upcoming Movies

Salaar

Salaar is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Prashanth Neel and produced by Hombale Films' Vijay Kiragandur. Prabhas plays the titular character in the film which also stars Prithviraj Sukumaran Shruti Haasan and Jagapathi Babu. The plot revolves around a gang leader who attempts to keep a promise made to a dying friend by taking on other criminal gangs. Salaar is a Telugu film that will be released on September 28 2023.

Prashanth Neel’s Career Timeline

Prashanth Neel's Networth and Income

According to insiders Prashanth Neel's net worth is around Rs 40 crore. Prashanth Neel is currently one of India's most anticipated directors.

Though there is no official information about Prashanth Neel's lifestyle reports indicate that he prefers to live a simple life free of unwanted attention-seeking activities.

Prashanth Neel’s Awards

Filmfare Awards South

• 2015 Nominee Filmfare Award - Kannada Film Industry Best Director Ugramm (2014)

South Indian International Movie Awards

• 2019 Winner SIIMA - Kannada Best Director K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018)
• 2015 Winner SIIMA - Kannada Best Debut Director Ugramm (2014)
• 2015 Nominee SIIMA - Kannada Best Director Ugramm (2014)

5 Interesting Facts about Prashanth Neel

• Prashanth's father is from Neelakantapura hence the surname Neel.
• He pursued an MBA after finishing his bachelor's degree in business management which he eventually dropped. He didn't work or study for about six and a half years.
• According to a media outlet Prashanth knew he wanted to work in films when he was 17 years old. He later took a professional filmmaking course.
• Initially he wrote a screenplay called Aa Hudugi Neene and intended to cast his brother-in-law actor Srimurali in it.
• Later he changed his mind and wrote an action film for him called Ugramm which was released in 2014 by his own production company Inkfinite Pictures.